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středa 20. srpna 2014

USA(Illinois) - Chicago

Official seal of Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles it is the most populous city in both the U.S. state of Illinois and the American MidwestChicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. It is the principal city in Chicago Metropolitan Area situated in the Midwestern United States and the Great Lakes region. Chicago rests on a continental divide at the site of the Chicago Portage, connecting the Mississippi River and the Great Lakeswatersheds. The city lies beside huge freshwater Lake Michigan, and two rivers—the Chicago River in downtown and the Calumet River in the industrial far South Side—flow entirely or partially through Chicago.
View from Chicago.

















Lighthouse of Rhode island - Dutch Island 1857, Beavertail 1856, Point Judith 1857, Block Island Southeast 1875, Bloc Island North 1867, Conanicut Island 1886, Plum Beach 1899, Rose Island 1870, Newport Harbor 1865, Castle Hill 1890 












The Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic building located at 435 North Michigan Avenue in ChicagoIllinoisUSA. It is the home of the Chicago TribuneTribune Media, and Tribune PublishingWGN Radio (720 kHz) broadcasts from the building, while the ground level houses the large restaurant Howells & Hood (named for the building's architects), whose patio overlooks nearby Pioneer Court and Michigan Avenue. CNN's Chicago bureau is located in the building. It is listed as a Chicago Landmark and is a contributing property to the Michigan–Wacker Historic District.
Construction started1923
Completed1925
Height
Top floor462 feet (141 m)
Technical details
Floor count36
Design and construction
ArchitectHowells & HoodJohn Mead Howells andRaymond Hood

pondělí 18. srpna 2014

USA(Illinois) - Carbondale

Carbondale is a city in Jackson CountyIllinoisUnited States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". The city developed from 1853 because of the stimulation of railroad construction into the area. Today the major roadways of Illinois Route 13 and U.S. Route 51 intersect in the city. The city is 96 miles (154 km) southeast of St. Louis, Missouri, on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest. Carbondale is the home of the main campus of Southern Illinois University.
Varsity Theater in Carbondale, open 1940.